worldsteel’s Steel Statistical Yearbook presents a crosssection of steel industry statistics. It contains comprehensive statistics from 2006 to 2015 on crude steel production by country and process, steel production by product, steel trade by product, apparent steel use and apparent steel use per capita by country, as well as production and trade of pig iron and directly reduced iron.

Iron ore Statistics Facts Iron is the most commonly used metal worldwide. It is primarily used by the construction, engineering, automotive, and machinery industry, often as the main ingredient in steel. Thus, the supply of iron ore is an important factor for the global economy. Based on the production of usable iron ore, Australia and Brazil are …

IBISWorld’s Global Iron Ore Mining global market research report provides the latest industry statistics and industry trends, allowing you to identify the products and customers driving revenue growth and profitability. The industry report focuses on industry performance in key regions around the world and identifies the leading companies ...

International sales of iron ore exports by country amounted to US billion in 2017, down by a third (%) from 2013 when iron ore shipments were valued at 143 billion. In contrast, globally exported iron ore gained % from 2016 to 2017.

The Iron Ore Mining industry's financial performance has been extremely volatile in recent years, despite steady production levels. Over the five years to 2017, the industry has experienced revenue spikes and declines, largely due to substantial fluctuations in the world price of iron ore.

This statistic depicts the average annual prices for iron ore from 2014 through 2016, with forecasted figures for 2017 to 2025. In 2016, the average price for iron ore stood at nominal dollars per dry metric ton.

Usable iron ore production in million metric tons for 2015 The mine production estimates for China are estimated from the National Bureau of Statistics China's crude ore statistics, rather than usable ore as reported for the other countries.

Iron ore is a mineral substance which, when heated in the presence of a reductant, will yield metallic iron (Fe). It almost always consists of iron oxides, the primary forms of which are magnetite (Fe 3 O 4) and hematite (Fe 2 O 3). Iron ore is the source of primary iron for the world's iron and ...

CEIC News lert: CEIC Sector database has been enhanced with the addition of Iron Ore statistics in the Iron and Steel Sector. Iron ore is an integral raw material for the world’s iron and steel production industries; almost 98% of the mined iron ore is used to make steel. Given the importance of steel in modern industrial production, iron is …

The UNCTAD Trust Fund Project on Iron Ore Information dates back to 1989 when it was launched to continue the collection and dissemination of information on iron ore; a task which had been carried out in the past by the Association of Iron Ore Exporting Countries. The Trust Fund is financed by ...

Despite being the largest producer of iron ore, China is also the world’s largest importer of iron ore. Chinese iron ore is of an inferior grade compared to other major producers around the world. According to a report by HDRSalva, the average iron ore grade mined in China has a Fe content of around 1720%, compared to a standard 62% ...

Australia is one of the world’s key iron ore producers. Of the nation’s natural resources, in Australia iron ore is the most plentiful. Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted.